Water Resources

Which of the following are Rainwater Harvesting Techniques?

• Guls or Kuls

• Inundation Channels

• Underground Tanks

• All of these

Ancient ways to manage water resources?

• Stone rubble dams

• Embankments

• Canal system

• All of these

Recycling of water in nature is known as

• Hydrological Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• None of these

What are Inundation Channels?

• Transferring rainwater to underground wells

• Canals from large rivers

• The diversion channels built-in hilly areas to store water for irrigation

• None of these

Which of the following are Reasons for Water Scarcity?

• Seasonal Rainfall

• Increasing Population

• Over-Exploitation

• All of these

In what ways industrialization leads to water scarcity

• Overuse of water for manufacturing processes

• Mixing of industrial waste-water in freshwater

• Ownership of Water sources

• All of these

The methods of storing the rainwater in various storage structures are known as

• Rainwater Harvesting

• Water Storage

• Water Scarcity

• None of these

Shortage of water such that peoples are not able to complete their daily water needs, is known as?

• Water Problem

• Water Scarcity

• Water Demand

• None of these

Out of total freshwater quantity __ % of water occurs as ice sheets and glaciers?

• 70%

• 50%

• 20%

• 72%

Overuse of water for irrigation may lead to

• Lowering of Groundwater Level

• Increasing food production

• The rapid development of Industries

• None of these